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 |
|---|---|
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |