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 |
|---|---|
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |