GRE Word List
BELEAGUER
besiege
The meaning of the word beleaguer is besiege.
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graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
cadet | a younger brother or son |
torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
rococo | rococo work or style |
catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |