GRE Word List
BESET
harass or trouble from all directions; hem in
The meaning of the word beset is harass or trouble from all directions; hem in.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| badger | pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal |
| turbid | (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick |
| confidential | spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary |
| welter | wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood. |
| fanciful | whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme |
| hydrophobia | fear of water; rabies |
| august | impressive; majestic |
| ordeal | severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction |
| jocular | said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking |
| flay | strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly |
