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

WordMeaning
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
declivitydownward inclination
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter