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

WordMeaning
manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
prepossessingcreating prejudice
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class