GRE Word List

BELEAGUER

besiege

The meaning of the word beleaguer is besiege.

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hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
descryto catch sight of
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
countenancelook
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted