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 |
|---|---|
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| violate | break |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| conflagration | fire |