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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| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |