GRE Word List
VARIEGATED
having discrete markings of different colors
The meaning of the word variegated is having discrete markings of different colors.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| diadem | crown |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |