GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| facade | the front of a building |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
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