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 |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| trenchant | keen |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |