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 |
|---|---|
| hurl | rush |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |