GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

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WordMeaning
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
tantruma fit of bad temper
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study