GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |