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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WordMeaning
lacerationthe act of lacerating
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
guilelessinnocent
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant