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 |
|---|---|
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |