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
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
lateralof or relating to the side