GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |