GRE Word List
DAPPLED
marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
The meaning of the word dappled is marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| quarry | game |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |