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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WordMeaning
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
corollarya proposition (see proposition
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding