GRE Word List
GRUESOME
inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
The meaning of the word gruesome is inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |