GRE Word List

PIEBALD

composed of incongruous parts

The meaning of the word piebald is composed of incongruous parts.

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mustera representative specimen (see specimen
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life