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 |
|---|---|
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |