GRE Word List

BELEAGUER

besiege

The meaning of the word beleaguer is besiege.

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aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
compulsionan act of compelling
relentto become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice