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 |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| collate | to compare critically |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |