GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

Random words

WordMeaning
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
flukeflatfish
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
sledgesledgehammer
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion