GRE Word List
ENVIRON
encircle
The meaning of the word environ is encircle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |