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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| savant | a person of learning |
| overwhelm | upset |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |