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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| sledge | sledgehammer |
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| lewd | obscene |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
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| ancillary | subordinate |