GRE Word List

BELEAGUER

besiege

The meaning of the word beleaguer is besiege.

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fugitiverunning away or intending flight
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
shearto cut off the hair from
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges