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 |
|---|---|
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |