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 |
|---|---|
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |