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 |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| historic | historical |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |