GRE Word List
MOTE
a small particle : speck
The meaning of the word mote is a small particle : speck.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| prank | trick |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| unkempt | not combed |