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 |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| significant | having meaning |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
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| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |