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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |