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 |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| guy | man |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |