GRE Word List

HEEDLESS

not taking heed : inconsiderate

The meaning of the word heedless is not taking heed : inconsiderate.

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WordMeaning
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
pathologicalof or relating to pathology
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion