GRE Word List
MOTIF
a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
The meaning of the word motif is a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| succor | relief |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| laud | praise |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |