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 |
|---|---|
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| exude | to ooze out |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |