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 |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| politic | political |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |