GRE Word List
AZURE
the blue color of the clear sky
The meaning of the word azure is the blue color of the clear sky.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |