GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| doddering | feeble |
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