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 |
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| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |