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 |
|---|---|
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| fete | festival |