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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antithesisthe direct opposite
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figmentsomething made up or contrived
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intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing