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 |
|---|---|
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |