GRE Word List
CHECKERED
marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
The meaning of the word checkered is marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |