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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largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
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traverseto go or travel across or over
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance