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 |
|---|---|
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |