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 |
|---|---|
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |