GRE Word List

GRISLY

inspiring horror or intense fear

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

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debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
smeara viscous or sticky substance
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
countenancelook
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors