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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| aria | air |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |