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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
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| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| potentate | ruler |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |