GRE Word List
MAROON
a dark red
The meaning of the word maroon is a dark red.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| dingy | dirty |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| mischance | bad luck |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |