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 |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| encompass | include |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| contrive | devise |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |