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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |