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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fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
savorthe taste or smell of something
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely