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 |
|---|---|
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |