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 |
|---|---|
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| growl | rumble |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |