GRE Word List
HEADFIRST
with the head foremost
The meaning of the word headfirst is with the head foremost.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| cohorts | companion |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| 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 |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |