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.

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WordMeaning
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
unfrockdefrock
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious