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 |
|---|---|
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| asunder | into parts |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |