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 |
|---|---|
| dull | tedious |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| entity | being |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| alleviate | relieve |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| throes | pang |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |