GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
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| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
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| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |