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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| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |