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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| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |