GRE Word List
LURID
causing horror or revulsion : gruesome
The meaning of the word lurid is causing horror or revulsion : gruesome.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
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| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |