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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WordMeaning
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
supplicantone who supplicates
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
collateto compare critically
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
slapdashhaphazard