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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WordMeaning
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
cessiona yielding to another : concession
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
impedimentsomething that impedes
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe