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
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
nourishmentfood
demolitionthe act of demolishing
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
discourseverbal interchange of ideas