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 |
|---|---|
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |