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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WordMeaning
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
lushgrowing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
siftto put through a sieve
nibbill
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption