GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |