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 |
|---|---|
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |