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 |
|---|---|
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |