GRE Word List

BELEAGUER

besiege

The meaning of the word beleaguer is besiege.

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WordMeaning
transpireto take place : go on
discomposeto destroy the composure of
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality