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 |
|---|---|
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |