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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contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
immunenot susceptible or responsive
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
riftfissure
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty