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

WordMeaning
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
expertisethe skill of an expert
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative