GRE Word List
HEEDLESS
not taking heed : inconsiderate
The meaning of the word heedless is not taking heed : inconsiderate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |