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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| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |