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
natalnative
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
maroona dark red
asunderinto parts
sciondescendant
condigndeserved
depleteto empty of a principal substance
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable