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 |
|---|---|
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |