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 |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |