GRE Word List
GORY
covered with gore : bloodstained
The meaning of the word gory is covered with gore : bloodstained.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forlorn | bereft |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |