GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| 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 |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| motley | variegated in color |