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 |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| spare | not being used |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |