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 |
|---|---|
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |