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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marrow | bone marrow |
billowing | wave |
explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
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mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
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