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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WordMeaning
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
delugean overflowing of the land by water
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
enhanceheighten
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