GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
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| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| tatter | to make ragged |