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 |
|---|---|
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| swill | wash |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |