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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| whimsy | whim |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| stilted | pompous |