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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primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
dyspeptic | indigestion |
inclement | lacking mildness: such as |