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 |
|---|---|
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| scintilla | spark |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| conflagration | fire |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |