GRE Word List
DISCOMPOSE
to destroy the composure of
The meaning of the word discompose is to destroy the composure of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |