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 |
|---|---|
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |