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 |
|---|---|
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |