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 |
|---|---|
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |