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 |
|---|---|
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| aloft | at or to a great height |