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 |
|---|---|
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |