GRE Word List
ENVIRON
encircle
The meaning of the word environ is encircle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |