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
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
gazettenewspaper
festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic