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 |
|---|---|
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |