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 |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| quisling | traitor |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| scintilla | spark |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |