GRE Word List

MAUVE

a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color

The meaning of the word mauve is a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color.

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WordMeaning
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
averto declare positively
prosperousauspicious
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
uproariousmarked by uproar
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue