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 |
|---|---|
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| demure | reserved |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |