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 |
|---|---|
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |