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 |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| congruent | congruous |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |