GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |