GRE Word List
ENCIRCLE
to form a circle around : surround
The meaning of the word encircle is to form a circle around : surround.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tatter | to make ragged |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |