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 |
|---|---|
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| paramour | lover |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |