GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |