GRE Word List
HEEDLESS
not taking heed : inconsiderate
The meaning of the word heedless is not taking heed : inconsiderate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
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| marked | having an identifying mark |