GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
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|---|---|
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
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