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 |
|---|---|
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| nourishment | food |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
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| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |