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
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
depleteto empty of a principal substance
withholdto hold back from action : check
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
seedycontaining or full of seeds
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
appeasepacify
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb