GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

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preternaturalexisting outside of nature
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
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anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times