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 |
|---|---|
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |