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 |
|---|---|
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |