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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |