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 |
|---|---|
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| grudging | unwilling |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |