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 |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |