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 |
|---|---|
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| brink | edge |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |