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 |
|---|---|
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| retrench | cut down |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |