GRE Word List
SPECK
a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
The meaning of the word speck is a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| replenish | to fill or build up again |
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| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |