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 |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| acetic | vinegary |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| whittle | a large knife |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| 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 |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |