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 |
|---|---|
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |