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 |
|---|---|
| effete | no longer fertile |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |