GRE Word List

HEADLONG

headfirst

The meaning of the word headlong is headfirst.

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anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
replicateduplicate
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
drivelnonsense
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction