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 |
|---|---|
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |