GRE Word List

MOTLEY

variegated in color

The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.

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WordMeaning
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
gorgea narrow passage through land
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy