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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| guileless | innocent |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |