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 |
|---|---|
| polity | political organization |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |