GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

Random words

WordMeaning
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
codifyto reduce to a code
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
tawnyof the color tawny
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")