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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| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| colloquy | conversation |
| fauna | animal life |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |