GRE Word List
PIEBALD
composed of incongruous parts
The meaning of the word piebald is composed of incongruous parts.
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cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
purported | reputed |
epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |