GRE Word List
STIPPLE
to engrave by means of dots and flicks
The meaning of the word stipple is to engrave by means of dots and flicks.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |