GRE Word List
VARIEGATED
having discrete markings of different colors
The meaning of the word variegated is having discrete markings of different colors.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |