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 |
|---|---|
| portly | dignified |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| pummel | pound |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |