GRE Word List

HEADLONG

headfirst

The meaning of the word headlong is headfirst.

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spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
scintillaspark
disputatiousinclined to dispute
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
boostto push or shove up from below
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical