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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| connoisseur | expert |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| mischance | bad luck |
| delusive | likely to delude |