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
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
spanglea small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
ponderousof very great weight