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
pontificalepiscopal attire
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
herpetologista branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians
connoisseurexpert
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
unregeneratenot regenerate
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince