GRE Word List

MOTLEY

variegated in color

The meaning of the word motley is variegated in color.

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importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
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penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer