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 |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |