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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|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
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| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |