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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sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
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graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
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retrenchcut down
paradigmexample
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
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