GRE Word List
LURID
causing horror or revulsion : gruesome
The meaning of the word lurid is causing horror or revulsion : gruesome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| sibling | sib |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |