GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

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WordMeaning
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
obstetriciana physician specializing in obstetrics
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
gaffea social or diplomatic blunder
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source