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 |
|---|---|
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| defalcate | deduct |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| convention | agreement |