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 |
|---|---|
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |