GRE Word List

PIGMENT

a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials

The meaning of the word pigment is a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials.

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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
obscuredark
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
durationcontinuance in time
unisonidentity in musical pitch
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue