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 |
|---|---|
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| lode | waterway |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |