GRE Word List
LURID
causing horror or revulsion : gruesome
The meaning of the word lurid is causing horror or revulsion : gruesome.
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platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
maverick | an unbranded range animal |
shaving | the act of one that shaves |
callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
pinnace | a light sailing ship |
dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
savory | having savor: such as |
ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |