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 |
|---|---|
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |