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 |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |