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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| cataclysm | flood |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| reverberate | reflect |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |