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 |
|---|---|
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| writ | something written : writing |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| motley | variegated in color |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |