GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

Random words

WordMeaning
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet
bentunenclosed grassland
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)