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 |
|---|---|
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |