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 |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |