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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| 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 |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |