GRE Word List
HEEDLESS
not taking heed : inconsiderate
The meaning of the word heedless is not taking heed : inconsiderate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| violate | break |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |