GRE Word List

HEEDLESS

not taking heed : inconsiderate

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

Random words

WordMeaning
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
canterone who uses cant: such as
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group