GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

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WordMeaning
throespang
motleyvariegated in color
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
irateroused to ire
contritefeeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
rarefiedbeing less dense