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 |
|---|---|
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| extant | currently or actually existing |