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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jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
passiveacted upon by an external agency
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
juga large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
doggedmarked by stubborn determination