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 |
|---|---|
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| faculty | ability |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |