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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derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
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