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 |
|---|---|
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| pugilist | fighter |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |