GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| invalid | not valid: |