GRE Word List
MOTE
a small particle : speck
The meaning of the word mote is a small particle : speck.
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Word | Meaning |
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inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
expound | to set forth : state |
libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |