GRE Word List
VARIEGATE
change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)
The meaning of the word variegate is change the appearance of (by marking with different colors).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suppress | put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth |
| sear | burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither |
| unprecedented | having no previous example; novel; unparalleled |
| simile | comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as |
| ascribe | refer; attribute; assign |
| recess | pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place; Ex. parliament in recess; V. CF. recessive |
| totter | shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall |
| conglomerate | corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V. |
| sophist | teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument |
| pathos | tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel |
