GRE Word List

HEADFIRST

with the head foremost

The meaning of the word headfirst is with the head foremost.

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WordMeaning
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
reprisala retaliatory act
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive