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 |
|---|---|
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| acetic | vinegary |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |