GRE Word List
ENVIRON
encircle
The meaning of the word environ is encircle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |