GRE Word List

HEADLONG

headfirst

The meaning of the word headlong is headfirst.

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WordMeaning
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
appeasepacify
redressto set right : remedy
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison