GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| swill | wash |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |