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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palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
mausoleuma large tomb
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
hydrophobiarabies
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light