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

WordMeaning
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality