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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WordMeaning
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
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