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 |
|---|---|
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |