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 |
|---|---|
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |