GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| puerile | juvenile |
| expatriate | banish |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| fuddle | booze |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |