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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eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
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rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
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inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction