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 |
|---|---|
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |