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 |
|---|---|
| hoax | trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V. |
| metaphor | implied comparison; CF. simile |
| secession | withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership |
| repulse | reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion |
| distinction | honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction |
| providence | quality of being provident; divine care; god's care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate |
| grumble | complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N. |
| phoenix | symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes |
| waft | move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window |
| indigenous | native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World |