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 |
|---|---|
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| congruent | congruous |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| appease | pacify |