GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

Random words

WordMeaning
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
facadethe front of a building
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner