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 |
|---|---|
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| sidetrack | siding |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |