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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slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
frigidintensely cold
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
satiatefilled to satiety
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate