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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|---|---|
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
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| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| congruent | congruous |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |