GRE Word List
BELEAGUER
besiege
The meaning of the word beleaguer is besiege.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |