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
conveyancethe action of conveying
ephemerallasting a very short time
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
privyprivate
conveneto come together in a body