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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |