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 |
|---|---|
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |