GRE Word List
MOTIF
theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure
The meaning of the word motif is theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombardment | attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard |
| opus | work (esp. musical composition); Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera |
| connoisseur | person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art |
| molecule | the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance |
| pen | fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex. sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose |
| squelch | produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; CF. 진흙을 위에서 밟을 때 |
| unfetter | liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter |
| aristocracy | hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat |
| spasmodic | fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; N. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion |
| haggard | wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners |