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 |
|---|---|
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |