GRE Word List
ENCOMPASS
surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
The meaning of the word encompass is surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lexicon | dictionary |
| truncate | cut the top off; shorten |
| extradition | surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite |
| visceral | felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate |
| smudge | dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V. |
| biennial | every two years |
| bland | soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence |
| contumacious | stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court) |
| lachrymose | producing tears; tearful |
| requisite | necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary |
