GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

Random words

WordMeaning
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
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malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
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representationalone that represents: such as