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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| appease | pacify |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |