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
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion