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 |
|---|---|
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |