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
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
choicethe act of choosing : selection
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
sequesterto set apart : segregate
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing