GRE Word List
GORY
covered with gore : bloodstained
The meaning of the word gory is covered with gore : bloodstained.
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| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| cursive | running |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
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| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
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| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| untenable | not able to be defended |