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 |
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| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
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| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |