GRE Word List

MOTE

a small particle : speck

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

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WordMeaning
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage