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 |
|---|---|
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |