GRE Word List
GRUESOME
inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
The meaning of the word gruesome is inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly.
Random words
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excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
ruse | a wily subterfuge |
manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |