GRE Word List

LURID

causing horror or revulsion : gruesome

The meaning of the word lurid is causing horror or revulsion : gruesome.

Random words

WordMeaning
mediateoccupying a middle position
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
groovea long narrow channel or depression
artlesslacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
sublimatesublime
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded