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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| requite | to make return for : repay |
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| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
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| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
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