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 |
|---|---|
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |