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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WordMeaning
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
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purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
effluviuman invisible emanation
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
rivuleta small stream
intermediarymediator