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
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
engageto 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
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
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tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
coga tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear