GRE Word List

BELEAGUER

besiege

The meaning of the word beleaguer is besiege.

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relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
lopsidedleaning to one side
alcovea small recessed section of a room : nook
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
superimposeto place or lay over or above something