GRE Word List

CIRCUMSCRIBE

to constrict (see constrict

The meaning of the word circumscribe is to constrict (see constrict.

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WordMeaning
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
renderto melt down
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
perditioneternal damnation
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
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placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy