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 |
|---|---|
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |