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 |
|---|---|
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| harass | exhaust |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |