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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
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| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
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| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| distend | extend |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |