GRE Word List
DISGRUNTLE
make discontented
The meaning of the word disgruntle is make discontented.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solecism | nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette |
| suspend | cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension |
| emboss | produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design |
| malingerer | one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work |
| shunt | move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; Ex. shunt traffic around an accident; N. |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| levity | lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner |
| seminal | related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field |
| chimerical | fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature |
