GRE Word List

PIEBALD

composed of incongruous parts

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

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dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
appriseto give notice to : tell
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
abnegationdenial
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent