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 |
|---|---|
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |