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 |
|---|---|
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |