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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WordMeaning
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
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consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
requiteto make return for : repay
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
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adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
kismetfate
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly