GRE Word List
PIED
piebald; variegated(many-colored); multicolored
The meaning of the word pied is piebald; variegated(many-colored); multicolored.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swamp | wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid |
| demagogue | person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery |
| pacifist | one opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes |
| char | make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by burning wood) by incomplete combustion |
| rebus | representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''. |
| ballast | heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast |
| chaff | worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
| necromancy | black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis |
| vouchsafe | grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment |
