GRE Word List
ENCIRCLE
to form a circle around : surround
The meaning of the word encircle is to form a circle around : surround.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| disport | sport |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| billowing | wave |