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 |
|---|---|
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| scourge | whip |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |