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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| ponderous | of very great weight |