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pale

adjective
  1. Lacking color: ashen, ashy, bloodless, cadaverous, colorless, livid, lurid, pallid, pasty, sallow, wan, waxen. See colors
  2. Of a light color or complexion: alabaster, fair, ivory, light 1. See colors
  3. Being weak in quality or substance: anemic, bloodless, pallid, waterish, watery. See strong
verb
To lose normal coloration; turn pale: blanch, bleach, etiolate, wan. See colors
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