GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| representational | one that represents: such as |