GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |