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121disconcert — disconcerted, adj. disconcertingly, adv. disconcertingness, n. disconcertion, disconcertment, n. /dis keuhn serrt /, v.t. 1. to disturb the self possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely. 2. to throw into disorder …
122embarrass — embarrassedly /em bar euhst lee, euh sid lee/, adv. embarrassingly, adv. /em bar euhs/, v.t. 1. to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her. 2. to make difficult or… …
123fray — fray1 /fray/, n. 1. a fight, battle, or skirmish. 2. a competition or contest, esp. in sports. 3. a noisy quarrel or brawl. 4. Archaic. fright. v.t. 5. Archaic. to frighten. v.i. 6. Archaic. to fight or brawl. [1250 1300; ME frai; aph. var. of… …
124rattle — rattle1 /rat l/, v., rattled, rattling, n. v.i. 1. to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames. 2. to move or go, esp. rapidly, with… …
125unsettle — /un set l/, v., unsettled, unsettling. v.t. 1. to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government. 2. to shake or weaken (beliefs, feelings, etc.); cause… …
126untune — /un toohn , tyoohn /, v.t., untuned, untuning. 1. to render or cause to become out of tune: Changes in weather can untune a violin. 2. to discompose; upset, as the mind or emotions. [1590 1600; UN 2 + TUNE] * * * …
127Pirandello, Luigi — born June 28, 1867, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy died Dec. 10, 1936, Rome Italian playwright and novelist. He earned a doctorate in philology at the University of Bonn but turned to writing poetry, short stories, and several novels, including the… …
128aggravate — ag·gra·vate / a grə ˌvāt/ vt vat·ed, vat·ing: to make more serious, more severe, or worse maliciousness aggravated the offense aggravated her preexisting condition aggravating factors compare …
