GRE Word List

HEADFIRST

with the head foremost

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

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WordMeaning
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
vintnera wine merchant
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
raptlifted up and carried away
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
crossa structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution