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 |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| asunder | into parts |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |