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 |
|---|---|
| conformity | harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance |
| quibble | minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil |
| ruthless | pitiless; merciless; cruel |
| minuscule | extremely small |
| bluff | pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured |
| duress | forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress |
| epic | long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand |
| untenable | (of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible; not able to be maintained |
| underscore | underline; emphasize |
| laggard | slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler |
