GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

Random words

WordMeaning
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous