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 |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |