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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obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
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quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
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obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade