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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gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
wreakbring about
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless