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 |
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| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
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| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |