GRE Word List
BESET
to set or stud with or as if with ornaments
The meaning of the word beset is to set or stud with or as if with ornaments.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |