GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |