GRE Word List
HEADLONG
headfirst
The meaning of the word headlong is headfirst.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| replicate | duplicate |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| drivel | nonsense |
| syllogism | a 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") |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |