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 |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |