GRE Word List
ENVIRON
encircle
The meaning of the word environ is encircle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| reek | smoke |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |