GRE Word List
MOTTLED
marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
The meaning of the word mottled is marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| dally | to act playfully |