GRE Word List
STIPPLE
paint or draw with dots or short strokes
The meaning of the word stipple is paint or draw with dots or short strokes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| synthesis | combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize |
| maul | handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer |
| hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
| consternation | great shock; dismay |
| plebiscite | direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue) |
| puerile | childish; immature; CF. puer: boy |
| oracular | of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle |
| decrepit | weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man |
| charlatan | quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine) |
| lancet | small surgical tool for making incisions |
