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

WordMeaning
alleviaterelieve
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
environencircle