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 |
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voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
unbridled | unrestrained |
clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
belie | to give a false impression of |
ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |