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
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
ossifyto change into bone
saboteurone that practices sabotage
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence