GRE Word List
LIVID
discolored by bruising : black-and-blue
The meaning of the word livid is discolored by bruising : black-and-blue.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |