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 |
|---|---|
| superannuated | outmoded |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| gazette | newspaper |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| disconsolate | cheerless |