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 |
|---|---|
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| hortatory | hortative |