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 |
|---|---|
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| junket | trip |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |