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 |
|---|---|
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| calorific | caloric |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| compulsive | having power to compel |