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 |
|---|---|
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
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| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| warranted | sanction |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |