GRE Word List
HEED
to pay attention
The meaning of the word heed is to pay attention.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| wry | twist |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |