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 |
|---|---|
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| defalcate | deduct |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| environ | encircle |