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 |
|---|---|
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| residual | remainder |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| mendicant | beggar |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |