GRE Word List

HEADFIRST

with the head foremost

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

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WordMeaning
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
tawnyof the color tawny
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
ruddyhaving a healthy reddish color
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
clichea trite phrase or expression
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another