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 |
|---|---|
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |