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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cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
lagone that lags or is last
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
corpusclea minute particle
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
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