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
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
deprecateto express disapproval of
fraileasily led into evil
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
fabricateinvent