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 |
|---|---|
| delve | excavate |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| tome | book |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |