GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |