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 |
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| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| concordat | compact |
| pundit | pandit |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |