GRE Word List
ASHEN
ash-colored; deadly pale
The meaning of the word ashen is ash-colored; deadly pale.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hibernal | wintry; wintery; of or like winter |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
| misogynist | hater of woman; CF. misogyny |
| mercurial | capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood |
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
| eclipse | darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse |
| ennui | boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy |
| jaundice | medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias |
| surfeit | satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food |
| slake | satisfy (thirst); quench; sate |
