GRE Word List
ENVIRON
encircle
The meaning of the word environ is encircle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| rotunda | a round building |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |