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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| executioner | one who executes |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| declivity | downward inclination |