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 |
|---|---|
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |