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

WordMeaning
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
sojourna temporary stay
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable