GRE Word List
DISCOMFIT
to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
The meaning of the word discomfit is to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |