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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| flounder | flatfish |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
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| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
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