GRE Word List
MOTLEY
variegated in color
The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |