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 |
|---|---|
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| courier | messenger |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |