Directions: The question below consists of a word, followed by four words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that means most nearly the same thing.

heinous

Heinous means extremely wicked, evil, or atrocious. 'Outrageous' is the closest synonym among the options as it means grossly offensive or shocking, though heinous specifically refers to evil or wicked acts. 'Intensify' means to increase, 'birthright' means inherited rights, and 'obstruct' means to block - only outrageous captures a similar sense of something extremely bad or shocking.