GRE Word List
GRISLY
inspiring horror or intense fear
The meaning of the word grisly is inspiring horror or intense fear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tatter | to make ragged |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |