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 |
|---|---|
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |