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 |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| encompass | include |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| pugilist | fighter |