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 |
|---|---|
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| gazette | newspaper |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| dys- | abnormal |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| significant | having meaning |