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 |
|---|---|
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| gazette | newspaper |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |