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

WordMeaning
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
billowingwave
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
waifa stray person or animal
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever