GRE Word List

HEINOUS

hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable

The meaning of the word heinous is hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable.

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WordMeaning
cloistera monastic establishment
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects