GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |