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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |