GRE Word List
MOTLEY
multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts)
The meaning of the word motley is multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verity | quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities |
| ratiocination | reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically |
| practical | based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man |
| rue | regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful |
| somnolent | half asleep; drowsy; N. somnolence |
| argot | slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people |
| tractable | docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability |
| disquisition | formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report |
| empathy | ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy |
| treatise | article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly |
