GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

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WordMeaning
teetotalismthe principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
jostleto come in contact or into collision
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)