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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| slew | a large number |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |