GRE Word List
GORY
covered with gore : bloodstained
The meaning of the word gory is covered with gore : bloodstained.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |