GRE Word List
PIEBALD
composed of incongruous parts
The meaning of the word piebald is composed of incongruous parts.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| encumber | weigh down |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |