GRE Word List
MOTE
a small particle : speck
The meaning of the word mote is a small particle : speck.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |