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 |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |