GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb
The meaning of the word disconcert is confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb.
Random words
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|---|---|
| lope | gallop slowly |
| fructify | bear fruit; produce fruit |
| habitat | natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation |
| gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
| inebriate | make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person |
| synchronous | similarly timed; simultaneous with; occurring at the same time; V. synchronize |
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| macerate | soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper |
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