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 |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| shack | hut |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |