GRE Word List
BESIEGE
to surround with armed forces
The meaning of the word besiege is to surround with armed forces.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misadventure | misfortune |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| eventual | contingent |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| dilute | attenuate |