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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| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
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| leave-taking | departure |
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| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| fulcrum | prop |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
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| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
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