GRE Word List
GORY
covered with gore : bloodstained
The meaning of the word gory is covered with gore : bloodstained.
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|---|---|
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
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