GRE Word List
LIVID
discolored by bruising : black-and-blue
The meaning of the word livid is discolored by bruising : black-and-blue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| influx | a coming in |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| score | twenty |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| hap | happening |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| 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) |