GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| rightful | just |