GRE Word List

HEADFIRST

with the head foremost

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

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subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
clientelea body of clients
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock