GRE Word List
HEED
to pay attention
The meaning of the word heed is to pay attention.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| whittle | a large knife |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| submerge | to put under water |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| quarry | game |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |