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 |
|---|---|
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |