GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

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WordMeaning
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
finitehaving definite or definable limits
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
hortatoryhortative
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order