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 |
|---|---|
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |