GRE Word List
HEEDLESS
not taking heed : inconsiderate
The meaning of the word heedless is not taking heed : inconsiderate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |