GRE Word List
ENVIRON
encircle
The meaning of the word environ is encircle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |