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 |
|---|---|
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |