GRE Word List
CIRCUMSCRIBE
to constrict (see constrict
The meaning of the word circumscribe is to constrict (see constrict.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| nexus | connection |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |