GRE Word List
BESIEGE
surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
The meaning of the word besiege is surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
| heinous | atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime |
| altercation | noisy quarrel |
| prodigal | wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality |
| dowry | money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage |
| sagacious | wise; perceptive; shrewd; having insight; N. sagacity |
| invert | turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of |
| centaur | mythical figure, half man and half horse |
| indulge | yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence |
| indecision | irresolution; inability to make up one's mind |
