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 |
|---|---|
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| resign | relegate |