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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incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
outgoing | going away : departing |
unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |