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 |
|---|---|
| kismet | fate |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |