GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

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dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
retributionrecompense
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
immaculatespotlessly clean
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant