GRE Word List

GRUESOME

inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly

The meaning of the word gruesome is inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly.

Random words

WordMeaning
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
insensatelacking sense or understanding
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
wrenchto move with a violent twist
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry