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 |
|---|---|
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |