GRE Word List
WRONGHEADED
stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
The meaning of the word wrongheaded is stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| 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 |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |