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.

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WordMeaning
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious