GRE Word List

MOTE

a small particle : speck

The meaning of the word mote is a small particle : speck.

Random words

WordMeaning
forlornbereft
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
laxloose
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat