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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

beleaguer

verb

Definition

to surround and harass

In a sentence

Reporters beleaguered the candidate.

Similar words

  • besiege
  • harass

Why this word matters: beleaguer appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.