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 |
|---|---|
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |