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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canny | clever |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |