GRE Word List
BESIEGE
to surround with armed forces
The meaning of the word besiege is to surround with armed forces.
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| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
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| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |