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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unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
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firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
sift | to put through a sieve |
accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
saboteur | one that practices sabotage |