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 |
|---|---|
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
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| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |