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 |
|---|---|
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| fell | skin |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |