GRE Word List
MOTE
a small particle : speck
The meaning of the word mote is a small particle : speck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |