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 |
|---|---|
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |