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 |
|---|---|
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |