Meaning : The journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes.
Example :
The tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation.
Synonyms : sensationalism
Meaning : Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress).
Synonyms : achromasia, lividity, lividness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness
Meaning : The quality of being ghastly.
Synonyms : ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness