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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| concordat | compact |