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
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caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
remediable | capable of being remedied |
domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |