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 |
|---|---|
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |