GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| dingy | dirty |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| canny | clever |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |