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
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
plaitpleat