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 |
|---|---|
| diadem | crown |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| flounder | flatfish |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| overwhelm | upset |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
