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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WordMeaning
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
apoplexystroke
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
afterlifean existence after death
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil