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

WordMeaning
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
dementedmad
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
dilateto become enlarged or widened
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts