GRE Word List

MOTE

a small particle : speck

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

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WordMeaning
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
inequityinjustice
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
raptlifted up and carried away
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish