GRE Word List
CIRCUMSCRIBE
to constrict (see constrict
The meaning of the word circumscribe is to constrict (see constrict.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ravenous | rapacious |
| appease | pacify |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |