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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incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
bulkmagnitude
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chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety