GRE Word List
HEEDLESS
not taking heed : inconsiderate
The meaning of the word heedless is not taking heed : inconsiderate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |