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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| inundate | overwhelm |