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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| redress | to set right : remedy |