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 |
|---|---|
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |