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 |
|---|---|
| vendetta | blood feud |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |