GRE Word List
HEED
to pay attention
The meaning of the word heed is to pay attention.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |