GRE Word List
BELEAGUER
besiege
The meaning of the word beleaguer is besiege.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |