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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WordMeaning
posthumousborn after the death of the father
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
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parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
ossifyto change into bone
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
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