GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

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WordMeaning
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
congenialpleasant