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 |
|---|---|
| debonair | suave |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| oligarchy | government by the few |