GRE Word List
HEADFIRST
moving with the head leading; headlong
The meaning of the word headfirst is moving with the head leading; headlong.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| velocity | speed |
| discernible | distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement |
| repulsion | distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse') |
| mitigate | appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity |
| suppliant | entreating; beseeching; N. |
| casual | happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark |
| harangue | long, passionate, and vehement speech; V. |
| disdain | treat with scorn or contempt |
| occult | mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare |
| bravado | swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery |
