GRE Word List
PIEBALD
composed of incongruous parts
The meaning of the word piebald is composed of incongruous parts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |