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 |
|---|---|
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| doze | to sleep lightly |