GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| acclaim | applaud |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |