GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| militate | to have weight or effect |