GRE Word List
MAROON
a dark red
The meaning of the word maroon is a dark red.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| comestible | edible |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |