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 |
|---|---|
| alleviate | relieve |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| environ | encircle |