GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

Random words

WordMeaning
lagone that lags or is last
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other