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 |
|---|---|
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |