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 |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| whimsy | whim |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| intermediary | mediator |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| espouse | marry |