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 |
|---|---|
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| billowing | wave |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |