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 |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke |
| coup | highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills |
| gradation | series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression |
| prevail | be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something |
| subpoena | writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena |
| debauch | corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol) |
| susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility |
| carrion | rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture |
| hazy | slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind |
| chaff | worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff |
