GRE Word List
DISCONCERT
to throw into confusion
The meaning of the word disconcert is to throw into confusion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| swill | wash |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| sentinel | sentry |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |