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 |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |