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 |
|---|---|
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| 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 |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| beguile | hoodwink |
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| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |