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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| polity | political organization |
| unkempt | not combed |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |