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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| clown | farmer |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| hurl | rush |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |