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 |
|---|---|
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| carefree | free from care: such as |