GRE Word List

CIRCUMVENT

to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem

The meaning of the word circumvent is to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem.

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WordMeaning
lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
distendextend
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy