GRE Word List
ENVIRON
encircle
The meaning of the word environ is encircle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| freebooter | pirate |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |