GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
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| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |