GRE Word List
HEINOUS
hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
The meaning of the word heinous is hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| apprehend | arrest |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |