GRE Word List

MOTTO

a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use

The meaning of the word motto is a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use.

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WordMeaning
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
uprightperpendicular
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
magnitudegreat size or extent
whittlea large knife
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate