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 |
|---|---|
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| feint | something feigned |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |