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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odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption