GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

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languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
servileof or befitting a menial position
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity