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 |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| edifice | building |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |