GRE Word List
PIEBALD
composed of incongruous parts
The meaning of the word piebald is composed of incongruous parts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |