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 |
|---|---|
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |