Word Entry "A Rose For Emily"

1. "She looked bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue" (392)

2. My guess: I am not familiar with the word pallid. I do know that hue means color, so based on the other context of the sentence and the word hue proceeding it, my best guess would be that pallid means pale.

3. Definition: Pallid - 1. deficient in color or intensity of color 2. lacking sparkle or liveliness
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pallid)

4. Explanation: The definition I found for pallid basically means pale. From the content of the sentence I knew it might have meant pale but I was curious to know if it had a different or more powerful meaning. Using the word pallid adds to the description of the character and poetic-like flow of the sentence. It is much more interesting to read this sentence by the author as opposed to a sentence saying, "she was fat and pale".