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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acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
guyman
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck
waketo be or remain awake
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine