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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|---|---|
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
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| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
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