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 |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| clime | climate |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |