GRE Word List
ENVIRON
encircle
The meaning of the word environ is encircle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| congenial | pleasant |