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 |
|---|---|
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| dilute | attenuate |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |