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 |
|---|---|
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |