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 |
|---|---|
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |