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 |
|---|---|
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |