GRE Word List
CIRCUMSCRIBE
to constrict (see constrict
The meaning of the word circumscribe is to constrict (see constrict.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |