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 |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
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| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
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| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |