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 |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| stench | stink |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| fete | festival |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |