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).

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WordMeaning
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it