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 |
|---|---|
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |