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 |
|---|---|
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |