GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| abnegation | denial |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| demure | reserved |