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 |
|---|---|
| drivel | nonsense |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |