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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solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind