GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

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WordMeaning
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
noveltysomething new or unusual
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
capacitylegal competency (see competence