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 |
|---|---|
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |