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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| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |