GRE Word List

DISCONCERT

to throw into confusion

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

Random words

WordMeaning
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
occidentwest
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
quizzicalcomically quaint
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing