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 |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |