GRE Word List

HETEROGENEOUS

consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed

The meaning of the word heterogeneous is consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed.

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WordMeaning
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
finalethe close or termination of something: such as