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Word: gruesome

Definition: grisly; horrible


More Vocab Words

::: uxorious - excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife
::: nebulous - vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous proposal
::: ruddy - reddish; (of the face) reddish and healthy-looking
::: metallurgical - pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores
::: furrow - long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.
::: despot - tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism
::: flagrant - conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous
::: alchemy - medieval chemistry
::: pilfer - steal things of small value; filch; snitch
::: abstain - refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote;