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 |
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| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |