GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| wanton | merciless |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |