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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impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
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stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
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boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined