GRE Word List
VAIN
having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
The meaning of the word vain is having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| savant | a person of learning |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |