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 |
|---|---|
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |