GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
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ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
microcosm | a little world |
perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |