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 |
|---|---|
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| headlong | headfirst |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| irate | roused to ire |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| aver | to declare positively |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| defer | put off |