GRE Word List

MOTE

a small particle : speck

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

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navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
relentto become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity