GRE Word List

PIEBALD

composed of incongruous parts

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

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WordMeaning
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
dieto pass from physical life : expire
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject