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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |