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 |
|---|---|
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |