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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |