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.

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WordMeaning
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
snipa small piece that is snipped off
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living