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 |
|---|---|
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| raspy | harsh |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |