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 |
|---|---|
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| seine | a 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 |
| actuary | clerk |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| polity | political organization |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |