GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.

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WordMeaning
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
contagiona contagious disease
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
exudeto ooze out
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
striatedmarked with striations or striae