GRE Word List

HEADLONG

headfirst

The meaning of the word headlong is headfirst.

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WordMeaning
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
asunderinto parts
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
feintsomething feigned
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly