GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

Random words

WordMeaning
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
peccadilloa slight offense
urchinhedgehog
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
impoliticnot politic : unwise
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively