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.

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harbora place of security and comfort : refuge
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qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
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veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace