GRE Word List
MOTE
a small particle : speck
The meaning of the word mote is a small particle : speck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |