GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

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WordMeaning
depositiona testifying especially before a court
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
accedeto express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something