GRE Word List
HEADFIRST
with the head foremost
The meaning of the word headfirst is with the head foremost.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |