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 |
|---|---|
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |