GRE Word List
ENCIRCLE
surround
The meaning of the word encircle is surround.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| padre | chaplain (in the armed forces) |
| fringe | decorative edge of hanging threads; edge |
| contingent | dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency |
| eventual | happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory |
| analogy | similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things |
| suffragist | advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage |
| sequester | isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life |
| simplistic | oversimplified |
| statutory | created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit |
| averse | reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work |
