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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |