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 |
|---|---|
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |