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 |
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| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |