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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |