GRE Word List
MAROON
a dark red
The meaning of the word maroon is a dark red.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| fuddle | booze |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |