GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| duration | continuance in time |
| drivel | nonsense |