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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |