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 |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |