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 |
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| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| ploy | escapade |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |