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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| parlance | speech |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
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| outmoded | not being in style |
| beware | to be on one's guard |