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 |
|---|---|
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| concentric | having a common center |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |