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
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
fracasa noisy quarrel : brawl
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease