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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|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |