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
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
obsessivetending to cause obsession
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
clangora resounding clang or medley of clangs
culverta transverse drain
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
concordatcompact