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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
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