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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| obscure | dark |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |