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 |
|---|---|
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| engender | beget |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |