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 |
|---|---|
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| slew | a large number |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |