English Words in Action, Group L
(a variety of English words which have developed through history and are currently used in our modern contents)
lurid (adjective), more lurid, most lurid
1. A reference to being shocking, terrible and horrifying: Jerome described the auto accident with lurid details.
2. Descriptive of something that is appalling and ghastly: The newspaper told about lurid crimes that were happening in the city and the communities nearby.
![The book Tom's wife was reading contained <I>lurid</I> stories.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/lurid-1.jpg)
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![Conveying a novel with <I>lurid</I> examples of criminal acts.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/lurid-2.jpg)
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![Relating to causing shock or horror](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/lurid-3.jpg)
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![Referring to being ghastly and shocking.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/lurid-4.jpg)
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2. Descriptive of something that is appalling and ghastly: The newspaper told about lurid crimes that were happening in the city and the communities nearby.
![The book Tom's wife was reading contained <I>lurid</I> stories.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/lurid-1.jpg)
![Conveying a novel with <I>lurid</I> examples of criminal acts.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/lurid-2.jpg)
![Relating to causing shock or horror](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/lurid-3.jpg)
![Referring to being ghastly and shocking.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/lurid-4.jpg)
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