GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| lugubrious | mournful |