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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testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
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rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
filchto steal secretly or casually
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sleightdeceitful craftiness
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
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