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
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
plumagethe feathers of a bird
havenharbor
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
vertexthe top of the head
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition