GRE Word List

CHAGRIN

disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure

The meaning of the word chagrin is disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure.

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WordMeaning
capsizeto cause to overturn
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
discloseto make known or public
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
durationcontinuance in time
encumberweigh down
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
meteto give out by measure : dole out
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer