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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idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
clime | climate |
canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
irremediable | not remediable |
epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
raiment | clothing |
antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |