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 |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| grotto | cave |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |