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 |
|---|---|
| sanction | a formal decree |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| fulcrum | prop |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |