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 |
|---|---|
| impediment | something that impedes |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |