GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |