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 |
|---|---|
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| spate | freshet |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| codify | to reduce to a code |