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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WordMeaning
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
engenderbeget
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
statutoryof or relating to statutes