GRE Word List
HEADFIRST
with the head foremost
The meaning of the word headfirst is with the head foremost.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pending | during |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |