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 |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| raiment | clothing |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| spare | not being used |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |