GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| politic | political |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |