GRE Word List
HEADLONG
headfirst
The meaning of the word headlong is headfirst.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |