GRE Word List

HEADLONG

headfirst

The meaning of the word headlong is headfirst.

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WordMeaning
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
compilationthe act or process of compiling
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
loutto bow in respect
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand