GRE Word List

STACCATO

cut short or apart in performing : disconnected

The meaning of the word staccato is cut short or apart in performing : disconnected.

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WordMeaning
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
collateto compare critically
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
begetto procreate as the father : sire
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve