GRE Word List

PIEBALD

composed of incongruous parts

The meaning of the word piebald is composed of incongruous parts.

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commemorativeintended as a commemoration
whorla 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
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
appeasepacify
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
hubbubnoise