GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

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WordMeaning
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
unisonidentity in musical pitch
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
dissentto withhold assent or approval