GRE Word List
HIDEOUS
offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
The meaning of the word hideous is offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abortive | prematurely born |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |