GRE Word List
GRUESOME
grisly; horrible
The meaning of the word gruesome is grisly; horrible.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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stagnant | (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output |
spangle | small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation |
enliven | make lively or spirited; animate |
growl | low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog) |
psychiatrist | doctor who treats mental diseases |
accelerate | move faster |
opportunist | individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism |
rhapsody | excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it) |
evenhanded | impartial; fair |
profligate | wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; N: profligate person; N. profligacy |