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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |