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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usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
fleckstreak
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
outgoinggoing away : departing
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake