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 |
|---|---|
| cipher | zero |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |