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 |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |