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 |
|---|---|
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |