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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |