GRE Word List
ENVIRON
encircle
The meaning of the word environ is encircle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |