GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |