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 |
|---|---|
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| politic | political |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| dire | exciting horror |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |