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 |
|---|---|
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| cipher | zero |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |