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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mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
ployescapade
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
endorseto write on the back of
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees: