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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prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
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contagiona contagious disease
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
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wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God