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 |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |