GRE Word List
GRUESOME
inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
The meaning of the word gruesome is inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
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| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
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| impoverish | to make poor |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
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