GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

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WordMeaning
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
thespianactor
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
bluffhaving a broad flattened front