GRE Word List
GRUESOME
inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
The meaning of the word gruesome is inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |