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 |
|---|---|
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| cipher | zero |
| fulcrum | prop |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |