GRE Word List

ENVIRON

encircle

The meaning of the word environ is encircle.

Random words

WordMeaning
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
stalwartmarked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them