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 |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| paltry | inferior |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |