GRE Word List

GRISLY

inspiring horror or intense fear

The meaning of the word grisly is inspiring horror or intense fear.

Random words

WordMeaning
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded