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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referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
blanch | to take the color out of |
glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |