GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| vixen | a female fox |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |