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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chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
brawn | the flesh of a boar |
pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |