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
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery