GRE Word List
CIRCUMSCRIBE
to constrict (see constrict
The meaning of the word circumscribe is to constrict (see constrict.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canny | clever |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| prank | trick |