GRE Word List
PIEBALD
composed of incongruous parts
The meaning of the word piebald is composed of incongruous parts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| categorical | absolute |
| quicksilver | mercury |