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 |
|---|---|
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| tundra | a 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 |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| abnegation | denial |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |