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 |
|---|---|
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |