GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| dire | exciting horror |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |