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 |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |