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 |
|---|---|
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| crass | gross |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |