GRE Word List
BESIEGE
to surround with armed forces
The meaning of the word besiege is to surround with armed forces.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| laud | praise |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |