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 |
|---|---|
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |