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 |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| consort | associate |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| encompass | include |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |