GRE Word List
DAUB
smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
The meaning of the word daub is smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint.
Random words
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unfetter | liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter |
speck | small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye |
vise | vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device |
reprove | censure; rebuke; N. reproof |
memorialize | commemorate |
skittish | inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit |
surly | bad-tempered; rude; cross |
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supple | flexible; limber; pliant |