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 |
|---|---|
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| appease | pacify |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| hubbub | noise |