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 |
|---|---|
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| gazette | newspaper |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |