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 |
|---|---|
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |