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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WordMeaning
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
loftan upper room or floor : attic
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
caldrona large kettle or boiler