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 |
|---|---|
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
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| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |