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 |
|---|---|
| dour | stern |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |